Suspect beaten up by resident during alleged home robbery

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Marcus Vaughn. (Cumberland Police Department)

CUMBERLAND, Md. — A Maryland man is bruised and behind bars after the resident of a home he allegedly tried to rob fought back.

Cumberland police responded to a report of breaking and entering Thursday morning in a home on Baltimore Avenue.

One of the residents, a 28-year-old woman told police she woke up around 6:30 a.m., to a loud knocking on the door. When she opened the door, the suspect, who was wearing a mask, showed a handgun and barged into the home.

When the woman screamed, it woke her 26-year-old husband. The husband walked into the living room and witnessed the suspect standing there with a handgun.

Police say the homeowner punched the suspect in the face twice before pushing him down a flight of stairs.

By the time police arrived, the suspect had fled the scene. The homeowner told police that the suspect would have facial injuries as a result of the fight. Police alerted area hospitals to be on the lookout for a man with extensive facial injuries.

A short time later, police received a call from the Western Maryland Health System Regional Medical Center that a person had checked into the hospital with facial injuries.

After investigating the scene and using information gathered from interviews, police arrested Marcus Vaughn, 29, of Cumberland.